The Last Straw

[wrongwaywatson]

I packed my own!   Since I had also brought my insulated tumbler, it was no big deal.  I asked for one in the dining room at dinner time, though

[Ep010835]

Leaving for the airport in a few minutes. Grabbed a handful of Subway straws out of the center console of my car. The paper straws we were given on our last cruise were terrible! Like sucking air. 

 

Options!!! 😀

[floridalover5623]

They do have plastic straws. All you have to do is ask.

They just count on most people not asking for them after they drinks arrive.

 

[Ep010835]

9 minutes ago, floridalover5623 said:

They do have plastic straws. All you have to do is ask.

They just count on most people not asking for them after they drinks arrive.

 

 

Silly me. Just didn't know enough to ask for the plastic variety. When I asked for a straw and got one of the accursed paper variety, I figured that's as good as it was gonna get. 

 

Thanks!!

 

Love the avatar! Makes me smile. 

[MsSoCalCruiser]

This travel toothbrush holder fits in my tiny purse... Shhh, I’m carrying 😂

 

Edited February 10, 2019 by MsSoCalCruiser

[floridalover5623]

2 hours ago, Ep010835 said:

 

Silly me. Just didn't know enough to ask for the plastic variety. When I asked for a straw and got one of the accursed paper variety, I figured that's as good as it was gonna get. 

 

Thanks!!

 

Love the avatar! Makes me smile. 

Are you saying that on a Princess ship they actually gave you a paper straw?? 

Which ship & when?

[DrivesLikeMario]

11 hours ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

 Do you have a Costco Business Center near you?  You can get a box of 3000 wrapped straws for approximately $10.  At Christmas with my friends I felt like Oprah because I brought my box of straws in and I was like and you get some straws and you get some straws 😂

LOLOL  Dying laughing!  I may just have to rain some straws down on people too.  So generous! 

[DrivesLikeMario]

1 hour ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

This travel toothbrush holder fits in my tiny purse... Shhh, I’m carrying 😂

 

You are "packin'" for sure!  Great idea and I'll do that too.

[MsSoCalCruiser]

11 minutes ago, DrivesLikeMario said:

You are "packin'" for sure!  Great idea and I'll do that too.

Enjoy 😊

[Ep010835]

8 hours ago, floridalover5623 said:

Are you saying that on a Princess ship they actually gave you a paper straw?? 

Which ship & when?

 

CB this past December. Terrace Pool Bar. 

[brian1]

LOL,I'm trying to picture lines of Americans boarding with suitcases full of plastic straws.It would only happen in America,the mind boggles.

[wrongwaywatson]

19 hours ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

This travel toothbrush holder fits in my tiny purse... Shhh, I’m carrying 😂

 

 

That is pretty ingenious! LOL   I think I will get one of those for my purse for back home!  I hate it when the restaurants give me those paper straws!  I carry straws in my purse, but this would get them clean and keep them from breaking.

[compozer]

I recently discovered a big box of paper straws in a box from my MIL's house.  I like the idea of the toothbrush holder and may fill one with the paper straws and put it with my other travel gear.

 

[floridalover5623]

12 hours ago, Ep010835 said:

 

CB this past December. Terrace Pool Bar. 

I don't recall getting a drink at that bar. Yuck. 

You should have walked inside & got a plastic one from one of the servers. 

[Ep010835]

This trip I brought a supply of my own! Just in case. 

[floridalover5623]

5 minutes ago, Ep010835 said:

This trip I brought a supply of my own! Just in case. 

This may lead to a new item to be smuggled on board someday. 😁

[Ep010835]

21 minutes ago, floridalover5623 said:

This may lead to a new item to be smuggled on board someday. 😁

 

In SFO now getting ready to Lyft to Pier 27. Stopped into  McD for a coke. What did I find? PLASTIC straws!!! OMG😳😳

Someone will surely go to jail for this nearly capital infraction.  

[Ep010835]

6 hours ago, brian1 said:

LOL,I'm trying to picture lines of Americans boarding with suitcases full of plastic straws.It would only happen in America,the mind boggles.

 

 Where do you hail from, Sir?

[floridalover5623]

3 hours ago, Ep010835 said:

 

In SFO now getting ready to Lyft to Pier 27. Stopped into  McD for a coke. What did I find? PLASTIC straws!!! OMG😳😳

Someone will surely go to jail for this nearly capital infraction.  

People from CA are definitely a different breed. Nothing that they do surprises me any more, no matter how crazy it is. 

[MsSoCalCruiser]

24 minutes ago, floridalover5623 said:

People from CA are definitely a different breed. Nothing that they do surprises me any more, no matter how crazy it is. 

Hey, now... watch it 😂😂😂

 

[floridalover5623]

1 hour ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

Hey, now... watch it 😂😂😂

 

It provides entertainment of sorts. 

And at one time years ago I was thinking of relocating there.  😵

[Ep010835]

We walk into the Grand, head straight for the MDR for lunch and what do I get with my Coke?

😃🤣

[Gwendy]

Anybody think about why we are changing back to recyclable paper straws.  How long does it take for plastic to break down and how much of it ends up in the oceans we love to cruise,

Same fuss when Princess stopped using plastic spoons for tea/coffee and replaced them with wooden stirrers.

[MsSoCalCruiser]

6 hours ago, floridalover5623 said:

It provides entertainment of sorts. 

And at one time years ago I was thinking of relocating there.  😵

 And I’m sure that everyone from California is absolutely crushed that you are not relocating here ....

[MsSoCalCruiser]

1 hour ago, Gwendy said:

Anybody think about why we are changing back to recyclable paper straws.  How long does it take for plastic to break down and how much of it ends up in the oceans we love to cruise,

Same fuss when Princess stopped using plastic spoons for tea/coffee and replaced them with wooden stirrers.

 I don’t mind using a paper straw; I just need one due to sensitivity.  I totally understand why we need to go back to using paper straws here in California. A lot of our street drains flow into the ocean so if there are any plastic straws in the street they end up in the sea.  Changes definitely need to be made.